Guangxi University
| 广西 大学 Guangxi University |
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| founding | 1928 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Nanning , People's Republic of China |
| Website | www.gxu.edu.cn |
The Guangxi University ( Chinese 廣西大學 / 广西大学 , pinyin Guǎngxī Daxue ) is a public university in Nanning , capital of the Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi .
Xī Dà (西 大) is also used as an abbreviation for Guangxi University.
history
It was founded in 1928; The founding president was the renowned natural scientist and educator Ma Junwu .
In 1936 the university was converted into a comprehensive university with a focus on the humanities, natural sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine. In 1939 it became a state university. In 1952 the agricultural department was spun off and became independent. In 1997, the University and Agricultural College were merged into the new Guangxi University.
subjects
- philosophy
- Economics
- law
- pedagogy
- Humanities
- Natural sciences
- Engineering
- Agriculture
- management
Guangxi University today has 18 colleges and a department on a campus with a size of 307 hectares and a built-up area of 745,000 square meters. The library has two million volumes and 200 professors teach at the university, including Nobel Prize winner Yang Zhenning .